The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-01

u,ska money from tue Htrer"t S~
which apply - well 20 lndsssa ava
which the farming interest generally ~
Duhois county win do we'll % carefully
consider. Il says: '
II Il The point Of the year ~ which me Il
fs,mers of this safe and the surroun0- Y
iny states musi presently decide the pro-
ror,ions into which thew shall snhdivide
their srops. a great deal depends upon
their decision q 10 what proportion o.
sheir lewA they shat! devote - each OF
their s,aples-hoW many acres ~ corrs
vr,sa. tobacco. potatoea. etc. Their 0r-
cision will Ne Of peculiar Importance u
vill be az greater importance 20 their H.
serest this year than usual. hecause o.
she angular situation OF their leading
crops-corn, grass, live stock - To-
bacco.
W. venture 70 urge upcn the attention
az farmers certain great facts. which are
worthy Of the most earnest attention In
deciding their crop distribution.
The main issue Is between corn. prov
erder and cattle on one aide and tobacco
81 the other, the question being not
whether either OF these crops shall Be
omitted. but which shall have the pref
erencs In the extension OF the acreage
devoted 10 IL.
The greet factsIalluded to above are
these: There Il ! supply Of corn 10 the
United States, to lass until the next crop,
AZ 5S4OOOJOOO bushels, sgainst 81 .OOO,-
600 bushels Of corn in the general sup
DIV less than . wear ago, . difference OF
about rs per cent; hogs are tloO 20
ei.75 higher than . year ago.. an advance
az 40 ner cent. (; the supply OF hogs in the
limited States IL two TO three million
head smaller than Z year ago.; hog pro-
ducts are selliux so 4 20 per cent. higher
fhxn n year ago. As 70 cattle, the last
eumu.er aud winter created an unpre-
cedented havoc in the ranges Of m
Weetern States aud Territories, and &C.
credited estimates put The losses from
Texas 70 Montana, including both, at y
"a 20 per cent. the miilions Of cattle
shus lost ia the region where beef 4
urown more chesply than anywhere eis'
n the United States are necessarily
actor OF the first importance In b gen
er.l market supply, and in Determining
prices TO Z higher range. IL has 50 hap
nened. however, that the hardships Q
~ ranges aud the dearth Of p~roveude
have cansed 4 large forced marketing Q
hin and damaged cattle, which has kep
down prices while II hss also been d.
Melting the sources OF future supplies
there Is everything, therefore, 10 prom
ise GOOD prices for cattle, - well - hog
and corn. Az 70 sheep, the price Of Voc
n Is DER cent. higher than IL has been
The beginning OF the shearing season 4
eeveral wears. and rs cents = pound h'
already been paid for heeces on q
shecp's back: moreover, b GOO
round prices which are 90 clearly ind
Gated for cattle and hogs and their pr
ducts will necessarily help the price
mutton more or less; and In this co
n~ecsion Il Is I not uuinteresting suppl
meutarv fact that salt fish, which turni
20 large An amount Of human food
laro- parts OF the country, are selli
Tar above the average prices, mackel
beinv lOOp er cent. higher. So that I
rosiiion oi the food crops, with the I
ception ar wheat, Is Of decidedly renal
able strength.
Whatever may happen, therefore, L
very clear that, 20 far ss men may 70
east the chances Of the future by reast
ing on the facts Of the present. there
the strongest possible inducements
the farmers % this group Of States
enlarge their cultivation OF corn, ]
and other provendsr. hogs. cattle
sheep. No venture Of policy could h
. better warrant and guarantee In ex
ing facts.
This IL one alternative in the seass
choice of cropping enterprise.
other alternative IN the choice Of 81
cropping in this group Of States d
tobacco. Az to this crop, tt should
always Of great value % : staple Of q
culture aud trade, but its position 10 Z
that lt may become : source Of &
loses as we'll - Of profits. The W
requires within : margin Of 10000
1900 hogsheads. more or lees. almos
exact amount every year. The viz
supply in America and Europe 10 alv
conclusive indication either Of :
Plus or = deficiency in : years pro-
ton. Whether the crops Be large
small, there will alwaye Be . Ger
working supply in the market. "
this supply exceeds the average II b
elusive proof Of excessive produc
and when Il runs short Of the svera
proves underproduct.oo. Prices
accordingly. AZ The margin over o.
der the average rises Or falls, prices
or fall In proportion thereto. This
invHriable rule. II results from II thu
whole value Of "a excessive susplI
worse than : dead loss. The full ,
or every extra 10000 hogsheads u
tributed over the whole stock - IN
on the price Of every hogshead II
whole supply. and when the sarpIu
comes Unfortunately large even more
the average value Of the surplus 10
from the value Of the whole. Their
been IN the last year or two : de-
overproduction. We find Ia thil
startling and d~isagreeable fact the
stocks In sight In America and Fl
are the largest ever known before
In the history Of the market. The
plus u about 5000 hogsheads ov'
late average.
This. then, IL : year IL which moi
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